Associate Creative Director
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Established in 2004 OLIVER is the worlds first and only specialist in designing building and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.
As a part of The Brandtech Group were at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency spark creativity and drive insightful decision-making empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.
Role: Associate Creative Director
Location: London England United Kingdom
About the role:
Working in partnership with our client as a Social Associate Creative Director you will be the visionary behind the social identity of a leading sports platform. This role is equal parts storyteller creative strategist and cultural tastemaker. Youll lead the creative direction of content across social channelsowning the look tone and feel of how we show up to fans athletes and partners every day. From campaign concepts to live coverage and branded content youll drive breakthrough work that resonates with sports communities worldwide.
This role requires a strong understanding of sports fandom creator ecosystems digital culture and visual storytelling at scale.
What you will be doing:
- Creative Leadership
- Define and evolve the brands creative voice across all social platforms (Instagram TikTok X YouTube Threads Snapchat etc.).
- Set the creative vision for social-first content campaigns brand partnerships and real-time activations.
- Sports-Centric Content Strategy
- Develop innovative content formats and editorial frameworks for key sports moments: game days championships player milestones and breaking news.
- Ensure content captures the emotion drama and culture of sportfrom elite moments to behind-the-scenes narratives.
- Cross-Functional Direction
- Collaborate with social strategists producers editors designers motion graphics teams and community managers to execute high-impact work.
- Guide creative across both organic and branded campaigns ensuring excellence from pitch to publish.
- Real-Time & Reactive Execution
- Lead creative direction during live events (matchdays race weekends drafts tournaments) ensuring brand consistency and audience excitement in real time.
- Collaborate Across Production
- Partner with videographers editors social strategists and brand partners to ensure seamless cross-platform storytelling.
- Ensure the team is ready to jump on emerging trends viral moments and key fandom opportunities.
- Cultural Relevance & Innovation
- Stay ahead of platform shifts creator trends fan behaviours and meme culturebringing that knowledge into content planning.
- Foster an environment of innovation pushing boundaries while staying true to the brands voice.
- Narratives Beyond the Game
- Develop evergreen content formats around players fans rivalries and behind-the-scenes access.
- Data-Led Creative
- Use platform analytics and audience feedback to refine creative direction ensuring content hits both emotional and performance benchmarks.
What you need to be great in this role:
- Strong background in creative direction art direction or content strategy for digital platforms.
- Deep understanding of sports culturefrom global fandoms (e.g. preferably F1 & football) to internet sports communities.
- Experience leading cross-platform content teams from concept to execution.
- Strong portfolio of work that demonstrates visual storytelling campaign development and real-time social content.
- Ability to manage high-stakes content production under fast-paced event-driven timelines.
- Comfortable directing both creative ideation and executionideally across stills video animation and copy.
- Understanding of social KPIs and how creative drives engagement and brand growth.
- Global perspective on sport and the nuances of regional fan engagement.
Req ID: 13489
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Our values shape everything we do:
BeAmbitiousto succeed
BeImaginativeto push the boundaries of whats possible
BeInspirationalto do groundbreaking work
Bealways learningand listening to understand
BeResults-focused to exceed expectations
Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community clients and creations
OLIVER a part of the Brandtech Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation gender identity age neurodivergence disability status or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively we work towards our missionembedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
